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24/07/1985 Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy 1h 20m
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Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it.

Overview

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.

  1. Ted Berman

    Director

  2. Richard Rich

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Grant Bardsley

    Taran (voice)

  2. Susan Sheridan

    Eilonwy (voice)

  3. John Byner

    Gurgi / Doli (voice)

  4. Nigel Hawthorne

    Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

  5. John Hurt

    The Horned King (voice)

  6. Freddie Jones

    Dallben (voice)

  7. Phil Fondacaro

    Creeper / Henchman (voice)

  8. Arthur Malet

    King Eidilleg (voice)

  9. Lindsay Rich

    Fairfolk (voice)

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Full Cast & Crew

Recommendations

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers84%
  2. The Sword in the Stone72%
  3. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian66%
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King85%
  5. Warcraft64%
  6. Legend62%
  7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire78%
  8. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies73%
  9. Ella Enchanted64%
  10. Alice in Wonderland71%
  11. The School for Good and Evil70%
  12. Sleeping Beauty69%
  13. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring84%
  14. Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge68%
  15. The Forbidden Kingdom66%
  16. Maleficent70%
  17. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim65%
  18. The Wizard of Oz75%
  19. Shrek Forever After64%
  20. Oz the Great and Powerful59%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$21,300,000.00

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